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Interpol Chief Reported Missing After Trip to China

by VOA News

   French police have opened an investigation into the disappearance of
   the top official at Interpol, Chinese national Meng Hongwei.

   Meng's wife, who lives in Lyon, where the international police
   organization has its headquarters, contacted the police after not
   hearing from her husband since he traveled to China in late September.

   Meng, 64, a former vice minister of public security in China, was
   elected to head Interpol in November 2016, for a four-year term. He is
   the first Chinese national to hold the post.

   According to Meng's bio on Interpol's website, he has almost 40 years
   of experience in criminal justice and policing, during which he dealt
   with issues related to legal institutions, narcotics control,
   counter-terrorism, border control, immigration and international
   cooperation.